Creative Encounters 2012 Call for Proposals
New deadline: 31 Jul 2012

Deadline for the submission of proposals for Creative Encounters – Cultural Partnerships between Asia and Europe, an initiative by the Asia-Europe Foundation, Arts Network Asia and Trans Europe Halle will be extended from 30 June 2012 to 31 July 2012.

With this extension of the submission deadline, here are the new key dates.  Key Dates
Deadline for submission of proposals: 31 July 2012
Notification of shortlisted applicants: 31 August 2012
Announcement of successful projects: 31 October 2012
Projects should take place between 1 October 2012 and 30 November 2013.

Do note that only shortlisted applicants will be notified.

For more information, visit ANA website.

Screening of “INSURGENTES”

Thu 14 Jun 2012, 8 pm
Cafe Tram
111 Nguyen Phi Khanh, District 1, HCMC (near Tan Dinh Market)

After a well-received screening at Cinematheque, The Onion Cellar brings “INSURGENTES” – a documentary/road movie about STEVEN WILSON (Porcupine Tree, No-Man, Blackfield, Bass Communion etc) to Ho Chi Minh City with an official showcase this Thursday.

Language: English, with English subtitles.

Ticket price: 60,000 VND (including 1 free drink) and available on the door.

Improvised Experimental Trio at CAMA ATK

Thu 14 Jun 2012, 9 pm
ATK
73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi

This Thursday 14 June, Vu Nhat Tan, Scott Ezell and Bush Lam will perform as an improvised experimental trio at CAMA ATK.

Not the most likely of bedfellows, composer Tan, poet/musician Ezell and drum’n’bass DJ Bush Lam have been thrown together by the Hanoi music scene. There may be a couple of decades and thousands of miles between where they’re coming from, but they’re all heading in the same direction.

Tan has recently returned from Los Angeles where he premiered his latest compositions Cracking Bamboo and Song of Napalm at Southwest Chamber Music’s “LA International New Music Festival”. It was the second time Tan had been asked to contribute to Southwest Chamber Music events, with two-time Grammy Award-winning conductor Jeff von der Schmidt responding to the mid-performance standing ovation Tan received in 2010 with “I’ve never seen anything like it in my career.” Song of Napalm is a piece set to Bruce Weigl’s well-known poem of the same name, while Cracking Bamboo is improvisational.
scott exell with VNTG

On Thursday, Tan’s improvised electric soundscapes will be accompanied by Scott Ezell’s spoken word poetry and acoustic guitar, while Bush Lam adds electric bass to the experimental mix. Scott has joined collaborations with Tan in the past, creating two albums as part of the Vu Nhat Tan Group with Martin Goericke, while Bush and Tan formed a similar partnership in ATK a few months back for the We Don’t Care About Music Anyway screenings. That said, this will be the first time the three have performed together, so the results could well be a complete surprise.

Help CAMA support creative new music at ATK this Thursday.

50k Entry – all proceeds go to the artists.

Doors from 7pm; performance from 9pm

Performance “The Last 5 Years”

Fri 15 Jun, 8 pm
Sat 16 Jun, 2.30 pm and 8 pm
5B Theater
5B Vo Van Tan Str, Dist 3, HCMC

Prices: 500.000vnd & 350.000vnd
Special student tickets available for 100.000vnd (Vietnamese Student Id Required).

Special Lectures with Glenn Myrent

14, 15 and 17 Jun 2012, 7.30 pm    
Hanoi Cinematheque
22A Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội

You are invited to a very special lecture series that every serious film lover will appreciate. Glenn Myrent, cinema studies lecturer, author and former collaborator with Cinémathèque Française chief Henri Langois, will join us next week with three illuminating lectures. Each talk will be illustrated with many rare photos and film clips, and will be followed by discussion/Q&A.

For reservations: phone Hanoi Cinematheque (04) 3936 2648 daily from 14:00 to 21:00.

Admission is VND 50,000 for Cinematheque members, 60,000 for non-members.

SCHEDULE

Thursday June 14 19:30
THE ORIGINS OF FILM

Who invented motion pictures? The Lumière brothers? Thomas Edison? Etienne-Jules Marey? Emile Reynaud? Augustin Le Prince? Through slides from the former Henri Langlois Cinema Museum in Paris and film clips, Myrent will tell the story of how movies were invented. Includes footage of Emile Reynaud’s Le Pauvre Pierrot and Autour d’une cabine, Etienne-Jules Marey’s first films, the first Lumière films from Lyon, Paris, New York, Chicago, London, Belfast, Berlin, Istanbul, Jerusalem, Cairo and Vietnam; as well as early Georges Méliès’ films and his recently-restored Un voyage dans la lune (1902).

Friday June 15 19:30
CHILDREN OF THE CINEMATHEQUE

How did the Cinémathèque Française inspire post-WWII future filmmakers in Paris? Chabrol, Godard, Truffaut, Rohmer, Rivette, Resnais, Varda and dozens of other fledgling filmmakers watched films at the Cinémathèque Française in Paris
in the 1940s, 50s and 60s. A brief presentation followed by Jean Rouch’s short „Gare du nord‰ from PARIS VU PAR (1964), plus the first half of Jacques Richard’s documentary, HENRI LANGLOIS: PHANTOM OF THE CINEMATHEQUE.

Sunday June 17 19:30
THE LANGLOIS AFFAIR

Why did French Culture Minister André Malraux dismiss Henri Langlois from his post as director of the Cinémathèque Française in 1968? Brief presentation followed by the opening ten minutes from Bertolucci’s THE DREAMERS and the second half of Jacques Richard’s PHANTOM OF THE CINEMATHEQUE. We will also watch Simon Brook’s GENERATION 68 (2008) which explores why 1968 was a year of worldwide revolution.

GLENN MYRENT

A resident of France for the past 35 years, American-born Glenn Myrent is currently Film Studies Instructor at Institut supérieur de l‚image et du son in Paris.

Previously, Mr. Myrent was Film History Professor at New York University and Collège au Cinéma in Paris.

From 1975 to 1977, Myrent worked with Henri Langlois at La Cinémathèque Française, Palais de Chaillot, and from 1983 to 1996 he continued working at Cinémathèque Française as Film Lecturer, Director of Lumière Films Inventory, and designer of the catalog for the Henri Langlois Museum.

Together with Georges Langlois (Henri‚s brother), Mr. Myrent wrote the definitive biography, „Henri Langlois, First Citizen of Cinema,‰ published by Simon & Schuster in 1995. In addition, Myrent‚s articles on film have appeared in New York Times, Variety, International Herald Tribune, Film History, French Review, Paris Notes, and Cinémathèque Magazine, which he also edited from 2001-2004.

Mr. Myrent has lectured on international and French film history at numerous American colleges, universities and cultural centers.

Event “Inviting Myself to Hope”

Fri 15 Jun 2012, 8 pm
Youth Theatre
11 Ngo Thi Nham, Hanoi


Collaborative Video Documentary Project

WANTED: Innovative Collaborator – Video

Seeking: A creative videographer or emerging filmmaker who wants to document the first tour of Australia’s Remnant Dance to Hanoi, Vietnam from 22-30 June 2012. The filmmaker should be interested in cinematography.

This project would be self-funded and staffed by the videographer/filmmaker.

Remnant Dance is an Australian contemporary dance collective. The Remnant Dance tour to Hanoi is a cultural exchange with Vietnam, with a focus on networking and building contacts for future tours in Asia. Remnant Dance will perform and also collaborate with international writers and Vietnamese dancers.  Documenting these events and shared experiences is critical.

The filmmaker/videographer is encouraged to create a film that captures these events and experiences, while remaining playful. Remnant Dance wants to share these exciting and creative experiences with the filmmaker, with the hope that the filming experience will be fun for all involved!

The final edited film will be promoted in Australia, Asia, Europe and the U.S., with promotional opportunities in print and online. For more information about Remnant Dance, please visit www.remnantdance.com.au

To apply in Vietnam: Contact Rachel at +84-(0)217363450 or email projectsremnantdance@gmail.com

Applications for ‘San Art Laboratory’ Session Two

Deadline: 01 Aug 2012
Lab Session 2: 01 Dec 2012 – 01 May 2013

San Art seeks your application for ‘San Art Laboratory’!

Begun in May 2012, ‘San Art Laboratory’ is Vietnam’s first studio/residency program, initiated and managed by San Art, in Ho Chi Minh City. It aims to provide 3 Vietnamese artists (under 35) with studio and living space for 6 months each. An additional studio and apartment is dedicated to international residents.

During each ‘lab session’ (residency period), participating Vietnamese artists must be willing to participate in regular writing and discussion regarding their work and ideas with a specific ‘talking partner’.

Successful Vietnamese applicants will be granted USD1000 production money, a studio to make their art, separate living quarters and a small living allowance.

Each lab session will end with a group exhibition at San Art showcasing realized work.

The ‘San Art Laboratory’ Advisory Board will assess all applications for successful applicants.

(International applications will be considered with particular terms and conditions)

Exhibition “Paris in a Glance”

Opening: Thu 14 Jun, 6 pm
Exhibition: 14 – 22 Jun 2012
IDECAF
28 Le Thanh Ton, Distr 1, HCMC

You are invited to the photography exhibition themed “Paris in a Glance” at IDECAF. The exhibition is the collection of photographs of 4 Vietnamese photographers: Hoang The Nhiem, Nguyen Phuong, Le Quang Bien and Pham Le Quan. They will bring to the exhibition their love for Paris and how they see Paris through their own lense about the buildings, the people, the daily lives and wonderful things the capital of France brings. The four photographers share their feelings in their photographs and it makes visitors to look at these photographs closely. Through the photographs, Paris appears so strange yet so familiar. .


This exhibition is a collection of works by 4 photographers of different level but they share the same passion for photography.

Majored in information technology, Hoang The Nghiem decided to become a photographer in 1992 on landscape. As a member of HCMC Photography Association, Vietnam Photographers Association and International Federation for Photographers, his works have been exhibited in Hoi An, Hue, Hanoi (2010) and the US, France, Belgium, UK from 2007 t0 2012. According to the artist, the photographer should not only rely on his talent but should have an ability or skill to capture the moment. He has published the book titled “L’appel des quatre saisons” (The Call of Four Seasons) in collaboration with Lotus Gallery.

Nguyen Phuong is a retired engineer. He has discovered his passion for photography quite late but he has participated in many exhibition in Italy and France from 2010 to 2012. His works are about the daily lives. As a romantic photographer, he is doing an exhibition on the famous Venice.

Pham Le Quan and Le Quang Bien are two photograph journalists. Their pictures are captured right at the spot. Le Quang Bien is working for UNESCO in Hanoi and Pham Le Quan is an artist, poet, musician in Vietnam His works are displayed in France, Hong Kong and Hanoi.

Free admission.

MTV EXIT Photo Competition

Deadline: 24 Jun 2012

A hand can protect, can prevent. A hand can pull them out of despair. A single photo can make the change.

Each of us (the audience, the photographer and everyone else who knows about this issue) can prevent human trafficking.

It is not an obligation for contestants to document the reality of human trafficking. It is ok for them to use photography as a medium (conceptual photography is also acceptable) to represent their creative personal interpretation of human trafficking.

Submission rules:

The photo will be taken from 04.06.2012 to 24.06.2012
The photo must be taken in Vietnam
The photo has never been submitted to any other contest
Participants: All Vietnamese nationality; foreigners working/living in Vietnam; or Vietnamese working/living aboard; no age limits.
Photo can either be digital or converted to JPEG format.
The minimum resolution of a photo is 2000 pixels/72dpi. File sizes range from 2MB – 5MB.
Photoshop is accepted if for the purpose of expressing idea.
Number of photo: A single photo
Numbers of entries are unlimited.
Entries must include below information under the format of EXIFF (File info).
Title:
Name of Photographer, address, email, phone number:
ID number or Passport number. In case of a minor, include the ID number or Passport of the Guarantor.
Clearly and briefly state the message of the photo and time of shooting.
Photos will be accepted from 0h 04.06.2012 to midnight on 24.06.2012

Mode of entry:

Photo entries will be sent to: contest@mtvexit.org

Awards

The photographer who wins the prize will:

Win a Canon PS A3200 photo camera
Have his/her wining photo published on postcards aimed to raise awareness about human trafficking.
Receive Certification of Participation of the Organization

For more information, visit MTV Exit’s website.

Screening of “Vietnam: The next Generation”

Tue 12 Jun 2012, 7.30 – 8.30 pm
Hanoi Cinematheque
22A Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội

Friends of Vietnam Heritage is proud to present a special documentary on Vietnam’s young people by Sandy Northrop.

From the film website: Thirty years ago, the only future that awaited young Vietnamese was war. But how have those born in the war’s aftermath capitalized on the dividends of peace? The final film in Sandy Northrop‘s trilogy on Vietnam today, VIETNAM: The Next Generation profiles the lives of seven young Vietnamese, revealing the challenges, choices and dreams that shape their lives, and that of their generation.

Vietnam’s first post-war generation is coming of age, and its members—now in their 20s and 30s—are seizing opportunities unimaginable in their parents’ time. Communism is losing its relevancy, the doors of a free-market economy are opening and memories of the war are being relegated to the distant past. This generation, representing 80 percent of Vietnam’s population, is making up for lost time, exploring all the benefits and costs of their country’s new economic and cultural future.

The same young Vietnamese who once might have stood in line clutching ration coupons for their family’s rice allotment—people like refugee-turned-entrepreneur A Lan Dương and American-raised businessman Henry Nguyễn—now believe that living standards will be better tomorrow than they are today. Many start on a second college degree before they have completed the first. They finish their day jobs as waiters and head off for evening school to study English. Like voice student and newlywed Trần Minh Đăng, they flood into the cities from the countryside—15,000 of them each month—and the money they send back to their villages keeps millions of families off poverty’s doorstep.

Yet prosperity is nowhere close to reaching all young Vietnamese. VIETNAM: The Next Generation also follows construction engineer Lê Việt Tiến, who works to rebuild the Hồ Chí Minh Highway far from his wife and newborn child; Phạm Văn Vinh and his sister Loan, two of the thousands of children living on the streets of Hồ Chí Minh City; and Lê Thị Phượng, a rural farmer who lost a leg in a landmine accident and now struggles as the sole supporter of her entire family.

Language: English, no subtitles

Cost:               100,000 VND (50,000 for Vietnamese students with valid ID card)

Limit:               90 people

To Register:    email Thu at fvh.films@gmail.com

Please leave your mobile phone number so we can contact you in case of any last minute changes.

A Night of Georges Bizet

Sat 09 Jun 2012, 8 pm
HCMC Opera House
No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC

You are invited to the “Georges Bizet Concert” with the performance of works by Bizet and the ballet “Carmen”. For more information, see below:

“Georges Bizet Concert” has 2 parts:
Part I: “Roma Symphony” by Bizet.
Conductor: Tran Nhat Minh

Part II: Ballet “Carmen” by HBSO.

Tickets
Ticket price: 300 000, 250 000, 150 000, 60 000 VND (for students only)
All tickets are available at:
Ticket Counter, HCMC Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC, Tel: 08 38299976
HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera, 3 Phan Van Dat, D.1, HCMC. Tel: 08. 38237419/ 08. 62704450

The Night of Young Vietnamese Docfilmmakers

Mon 11 Jun 2012, 6 pm
National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio of Vietnam
465 Hoang Hoa Tham, Hanoi

Original and contemporary – for the first time within the framework of the 4th European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival young Vietnamese documentary film makers will introduce their documentary filmlets. Casting a fresh light on society, the films experiment with new narrative techniques.

„The Night of young Vietnamese Docfilmmakers“ provides the audience an insight into the current documentary film scene of Vietnam and allows an exchange with the filmmakers, who will be present. Before the screening you are cordially invited to a discussion with 3 experienced directors: Bui Thac Chuyen, Nguyen Trinh Thi and Tran Phuong Thao.

Program

1       Hands that talk              Nguyễn Minh Thảo         15′

2       Live Motivation               Chu Việt Nga                  15′

3       Who are you?                 Hoàng Huyền My            15′

4       Love of the old               Đỗ Thanh Hà                  14′

5       Grandpa                         Nguyễn Diệp Thùy Anh  10′

6       Hardship Mine                Lê Mỹ Cường                  9′

7       Train Journal                  Trần Thanh Hiên               7′

8       The Garden                    Doãn Hoàng Kiên           10′

9       Fiction                            Ngô ThịThanh                10′

10     Marriage Prayer              Nguyễn Hương Trà           9′

11     Public Living                   Đặng Đức Lộc                10′

12     Eyes Open                     Trần Thanh Hiên            2’46

13     Section No. 8                 Phạm Thu Hằng             19′

14     Dr. Thi’s Clinic                Nguyễn Minh Ký             35′

Language: Vietnamese with English subtitles

Free Entry.

For further information about  the 4th European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival please click here:www.goethe.de/hanoi

Trailer of the festival : http://cms.goethe.de/ins/vn/han/de9364414v.htm

Workshop with Filmmaker Andrew Standen-Raz

Mon 11 Jun 2012, 2 pm
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
Ba Đình, Hà Nội    

In this workshop organized by Doclab, Andrew will discuss with the audience about his filmmaking, especially about the use of music in films, as well as his approaches in making films about music and arts. He will also screen and discuss a film he will edit out of short films made by new Doclab students surrounding the theme “essence of Hanoi”.

“VINYL – TALES FROM THE VIENNA UNDERGROUND” dỉrected by Andrew Standen-Raz will be screened on 8/6 at 7PM at 465 Hoang Hoa Tham, the Vietnam Documentary Film Studio, within the 4th European-Vietnam Documentary Film Festival.

Vinyl uncovers the co-existing worlds of experimental and electronic music in Vienna. It is also a love letter to the cultural phenomenon of vinyl records, a metaphor for something one loves, in spite of their imperfections and scratches, resembling the relationship between the musician and their city.

Andrew studied film at NYU in New York, and has worked on various projects with Arte, PBS and others.  Currently he teaches at the department of Film, Media and Television in Vienna.

Free entrance.

For more information on his works, please see http://www.lushfilms.com/lushfilms/home.html

Summer Exhibition

Artwork of Tran Hoang Minh Duc
Exhibition: 07 – 30 Jun 2012
Tu Do Gallery
53 Ho Tung Mau Str, Dist 1, HCMC

You are invited to a painting exhibition of 4 artists: Cu Nguyen, Nguyen Trong Tuong, Tran Hoang Minh Duc and Le Anh Can.

GALLERY HOURS (EVERY DAY) : 09:00 – 19:00 (7 days/week)

“Ca Tru” Performance

Wed 13 Jun 2012, 8 pm
Institut Français de Hanoi – L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the performance of “Ca Tru” – an ancient genre of chamber music featuring female vocalists, with origins in northern Vietnam with Pho Thi Kim Duc and other performers. At the age of 82, Pho Thi Kim Duc’s voice is in perfect condition.

With the participation of Professor Tran Bang, former director of Vietnam Cheo Theater and Professor Nguyen Thuy Loan.

Pho Thi Kim Duc is one of the leading teachers of Vietnamese traditional music. Born and grew up in a family known for their artistic characteristic, she has learn to sing from the age of 7 and started to perform from the age of 13. She is also a famous Cheo performer for Voice of Vietnam.

Once retired, she has spent many years to research in ca tru, drawn out lessons and comprised them into a book to pass on to the next generation.

Her methodology has made it easier for younger people to learn ca tru and preserve its beauty.

Performer group:
Phó Thị Kim Đức, The People’s Artist at Voice of Vietnam
Đặng Công Hưng, The People’s Artist at Vietnam Cheo Theater
Đoàn Thanh Bình, The People’s Artist and Lecturer at Vietnam University of Film and Theater
Nguyễn Xuân Hoạch, The People’s Artist at Vietnam Music Theatẻ
Vũ Ngọc – Honourable Artist at Vietnam Cheo Theater
Đàm Quang Minh
Phó Trà My, Vocalist
Nguyễn Khánh Linh, Vocalist

Free entrance.

Music Night “Dose of Warehouse”

Saturday 09 Jun 2012, 8 pm
Crea TV, 339 Binh Quoi, Binh Thanh Dist, HCMC

The dOSe music commandos are back at another intriguing, off-the-wall venue. Presenting an underground warehouse party feat. the international house mafia vs. the eclectic pimps.

From the pioneers of the dance music scene in Asia…

8 artists / 2 rooms / 1 night mayhem!

GROOVE ROOM:
Martin East (Kudeta, / Kapa Music, UK)
Toti D. (Groove Nation, PH)
Maqman (GOGO Music, CH)
Discocactus (Jetlag, FR / VN)

DARK ROOM:
Jase (The Beats Saigon, VN)
Jan Hagenkoetter (dOSe / INFRACom!, DE)
Scrambled Edge (dOSe / Soundsgood, PH)
DJ Slide (dOSe, NYC/PH)

Pre-sold tickets: 120.000 vnd at Centro Bar (11- 13 Lam Son Square, Dist. 1) and also available at the gate.

Screening of “A DREAM IN HANOI”

Thu 07 Jun 2012, 7 pm
Hanoi Cinematheque
22A Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội

You are invited to a special screening of A DREAM IN HANOI directed by Tom Weidlinger. Dr. Lorelle Browning said the subject of this fascinating documentary is visiting Hanoi, and he will join us for Q&A/discussion after the screening, along with Doan Chau, former head of Vietnam‚s National Dramatic Theater.
About A DREAM IN HANOI

Twelve years ago, Dr Lorelle Browning – a professor at Pacific University in Portland, Oregon – brought an American theatre company to Hanoi to stage a bi-lingual, bi-cultural production of Shakespeare’s A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM, together with actors and a director from the National Theatre of Vietnam. The entire project was the subject of a fascinating and entertaining full-length documentary film, produced by San Francisco filmmaker Tom Weidlinger, entitled A DREAM IN HANOI.

Review by Jonathan Curiel, San Francisco Chronicle

“On paper, it seemed like an ideal arrangement: Take a theater company from Portland, Ore., send it to Hanoi in the fall of 2000 and have it collaborate with a renowned Vietnamese theater company on one of Shakespeare’s most illuminating plays, “A Midsummmer Night’s Dream.”

The result, as captured by documentarian Tom Weidlinger, was anything but smooth. In A DREAM IN HANOI, egos clash, cultural misunderstandings are common, and last-minute obstacles from the Vietnamese government threaten to derail a performance that had started out with such high hope.

American Shakespeare scholar Lorelle Browning, who spent five years arranging the co-production, is reduced to tears by the artistic confrontations that emerge in Hanoi, but there are epiphanies, too. Walking and motorbiking around Vietnam’s capital reveals a culture that is rich in sounds, sights and smells. A Vietnamese actress goes against her country’s tradition and loves displaying more affection on stage.

Weidlinger was in the right place at the right time. Who could have predicted that then-President Clinton would send a representative to rehearsals to gauge whether he should attend opening night? The visit adds a new layer of tension to the production — a tension that never lets up until the end of A DREAM IN HANOI, Narrated by F. Murray Abraham, this documentary is a treat to behold.

Language: English and Vietnamese with English subtitles

For reservations: phone (04) 3936 2648 from 14:00 to 21:00.

Piano and String Concert

Thu 05 Jul 2012, 8 pm
Institut Français de Hanoi – L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the piano and string concert performed by pianists Mai Charissa Tran Ringrose, Hoang Pham Tra Mi and Do Hoang Linh and violinist Hoang Ho Khanh and Do Phuong Nhi. Despite their small age but these young talents have acquired professional performing skills and especially their passion for music will ensure an enjoyable night for the audience.

Program

1/ F. Liszt : Tarantella (8’)
Performed by: Đỗ Hoàng Linh Chi – Piano
2/ P.Tchaïkovski : Melody (4’)
N. Paganini – F. Kreisler : La Campanella (5’)
Performed by: Nguyễn Linh Uyên – Violon
Piano: Trần Thái Linh
3/L.Beethoven : Sonata N° 21, Op 53 « Waldstein » – Chương 1 (5’)
G.Fauré : Nocturne N° 6 (9’)
M.Ravel : Odine (3’)
Performed by: Charissa Mai Tran Ringrose – Piano
4/ P. Sarasate : Carmen Fantasy (8’)
Performed by: Đỗ Phương Nhi – Violon
Piano: Trần Thái Linh
5/ F. Chopin:
- Chopin Prelude in D minor, (3’)
- Etude N° 18 in G (3’)
- Polonaise in A flat major Op 53 (7’)
Performed by: Hoàng Phạm Trà Mi – Piano

Ticket:
Ticket price: 120 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 60 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace from 05 June 2012

Translated by Hanoi Grapevine

Screening of “The Triplets of Belleville”

Wed 06 Jun 2012, 7.30 pm
Snap Cafe
32 Tran Ngoc Dien, Thao Dien, Dist 2, HCMC

You are invited to the free film screening The Triplets of Belleville. From the acclaimed animator Sylvain Chomet, The Triplets of Belleville is a visual feast bursting with toe tapping tunes and hilarious characters that epitomise France and America. When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters, an aged song and dance team from the days of Fred Astaire to rescue him.

This film is rated PG13. There is no dialogue so everyone can understand!

Screening “Elgar – The Man behind the Mask”

Hanoi: Sat 09 Jun 2012, 6.30 pm
National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio of Vietnam
465 Hoang Hoa Tham, Hanoi
Danang: Fri 15 Jun 2012, 7 pm
FAFILM Vietnam
79 Quang Trung, Danang

Cinema fans in Hanoi and Danang City can enjoy a wide selection of documentary films at the EUNIC Documentary Film Festival 2012 catering for audiences of all ages.

The Britich Council is participating in the 4th EUNIC Documentary Film Festival in Hanoi and Danang with ‘Elgar – The man behind the mask’ by the famous British director John Bridcut. The film won the Czech Crystal award for Best Documentary at Golden Prague TV Festival 2010 and BAFTA Television Craft Award 2011 for Sound (Factual).

The composer of ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ is often regarded as the quintessential English gentleman.  But Elgar’s image of hearty nobility was deliberately contrived.  In this revelatory portrait of a musical genius, John Bridcut explores the secret conflicts in Elgar’s nature which produced some ofBritain’s greatest music.

This film features specially-filmed performances by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Crouch End Festival Chorus and the Schola Cantorum ofOxfordwith works by Elgar.

REVIEWS

‘Following his magnificent 2004 documentary Britten’s Children, the director John Bridcut has again assembled the great and the good to make this revelatory film about Edward Elgar.’ David Chater, The Times

‘John Bridcut’s sensitive, absorbing film reveals startling details and new colours in an old master restored’ Financial Times

Free entrance.

Exhibition “I Draw Myself”

Opening: Wed 13 Jun, 6 pm
Exhibition: 13 Jun – 24 Jul 2012
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the exhibition “I Draw Myself” – a reunion of 8 comic writers (Tạ Huy Long, Lê Chí Hiếu, Tạ Lan Hạnh, Nguyễn Thành Phong, Đỗ Hữu Chí, Bùi Hải Nam, Nguyễn Thanh Sơn, Trần Thu Hương) who work and live in Hanoi.

“I Draw Myself” is the reunion of 8 comic writers who work and live in Hanoi. Each of them has different life, job, style and of different age. However, what connect them together is the journey to find themselves…

Free entrance.

Digital Art Exhibition Vol 6 “Just do it: The end”

Opening: Fri 08 Jun, 6 pm
Exhibition: 08 – 10 Jun 2012
Goethe Institut
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học

Just do it – the digital art exhibition with the topic “The end” will be organized over 3 days by FPT Arena Multimedia Academy (a part of FPT University) at Goethe Institut. Cu lam di is an annual exhibition of Academy of FPT Arena Multimedia’s students, exhibiting digital works for mass media and entertainment. 2012 is the sixth successive year FPT Arena Multimedia Academy organizes the “Just do it” Exhibition.

FPT Arena Multimedia Academy at FPT University specializes in multimedia according to Arena India’s transfer program. AMSP – Arena Multimedia Specialist Program provides general knowledge (theory + practice + application building methods). Therefore, after 2 years of studying, students have aquired skills with a variety of multimedia programs including: graphic design, advertising, printing, publishing (press and CD), animation, 3D technologies, etc. FPT Arena Multimedia Academy was established in 2004, and now, after more than 6 years FPT Arena has 4 branches (2 in Hanoi and 2 in HCMC) with nearly 6000 young students.

Like the previous exhibition in 2011, the 6th “Just do it” is organized for not only FPT Arena students but is also opened to all young people in the country. Within 3 months, nearly 300 artistic works were submitted. Of these, aproximate 50 best works were selected to exhibit at Goethe Institute. At the same time, “Just do it” will be exhibited at Ho Chi Minh Fine Arts Museum, 97 Pho Duc Chinh, Dictrict 1, Hochiminh Stadt.

Following the previous successes, the 6th Cu lam di offers many interesting forms of digital art including graphics, interactive video, 3D technologies, etc, all on the theme “The end”. Just do it 6 – The end would like to close the serie “Just do it” in this year. “The end” may be not the end, but also open for new ideas, new challenges. With this theme young designers can show what they think about design, art and life, and express their point of view about “The end”.

Free entrance.

J-CLASSIC for Father’s Day

Fri 15 Jun 2012, 8 pm
Courtyard, Japan Foundation Centerfor Cultural Exchange
27 Quang Trung
Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội

The Japan Foundation Centerfor Cultural Exchange in Vietnam proudly presents its first act of the JF Garage Concert, “J-CLASSIC for Father’s Day” by Nguyen My Huong (Violin), Nguyen Hong Anh (Cello) and Tran Thai Linh (Piano) in Hanoi on Friday 15 June 2012.

In Japan and some other countries, people thank to fathers on the 3rd Sunday of June, celebrating the day as Father’s Day. On this occasion, to cheer up and thank to all fathers in our society, we present a relaxing concert by a distinguished trio from Vietnam Academy of Music, Nguyen My Huong (Violin), Nguyen Hong Anh (Cello) and Tran Thai Linh (Piano).

As members of Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra and Asian Youth Orchestra, each member of the trio has been individually highly acclaimed in the classical music scene inVietnam. Formed in 2010, the trio has been actively conducting concerts and annually supported byGoethe-InstitutVietnam.

In this first garage concert, the trio introduces us not only all-time masterpieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, the Father of Music, and Antonin Dvorak but also a variety of classical and popular tunes fromJapan, including by Taki Rentaro and Yokoyama Shin-itchiro. Free of admission and no registration is required (first come, first served). Enjoy the musical diversity in an acoustic style, bringing your fathers!

JF Garage Concert is a series of concerts at the garage and courtyard of the Japan Foundation in hope to provide musical diversity toHanoithrough the introduction of Japanese music played by distinguished musicians. The next concert will be held sometime in autumn focusing on electronics music.

Free admission. (Capacity: around 100 guests)

Program

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) Invention No 1, 4, 8, 13, 14 Violin, Cello

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) Ave Maria Piano, Violin, Cello

Antonin Dvorak (1841 – 1904) Piano Trio No.4 “Dumky” Piano, Violin, Cello

Lento Maestoso
Andante
Allegro
Lento Maestoso-Vivace

Yokoyama Shin-IchiroLa Fleur d’Asie Cello, Piano

Le Nid des Roseaux Violin, Piano

Yanada Tadashi (1885 – 1959) Jogashima no Ame Piano, Violin, Cello

Taki Rentaro (1879 – 1903) Kojo no Tsuki Piano, Violin, Cello

Ástor Piazzolla (1921 – 1992) La Muerte del Angel Piano, Violin, Cello

Piknic Electronik Season 2

Every Sun from 03 Jun – 11 Nov, 4 – 10 pm
Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower

We remember how much fun everyone had last year, sitting down on the grass and chilling with friends and
 family and enjoying numerous genres of electronic music by the best
 djs in the city and sometimes special guests.

This year we wanted to do something different, we remember how hot is was last year, so we hunted all over Hanoi to find a venue we would feel confident would help make this Piknic Electronik even better. We are very proud to now have found a place with swimming pools, lawned area, great food, affordable drinks and ample space for families and children. Whilst we
 realize that the venue is a bit far out for folks in Tay Ho, we
 managed to get free entrance for every Sunday to access the pools. So
 grab a cab, load it with friends and come and enjoy the best place to be on Sundays. Your support is what makes us able to keep seeking ways to make Hanoi even more special.    

Conference about Quang Dung’s Poetry

Tue 05 Jun 2012, 6 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the conference to discuss Quang Dung’s poems with the participation of literature critic Phong Le, Pham Xuan Nguyen and poet Vu Quan Phuong.

Quang Dung (1921-1988) was born in Ha Tay (now Hanoi). After 1954, he worked at Literature Magazine and then moved to Literature Publishing House. In 2001, he was awarded the National Award for Literature.

The collection “The Eyes of Son Tay’s People” honors this career with 61 poems and 4 editorials. Some pictures about his life and career are also included for the reader to discover more about this talent.

Language: Vietnamese

Exhibition “Searching for Space”

Opening: Fri 01 Jun, 5 pm
Exhibition: 01 – 08/ Jun 2012
Floor II – Art talk Café, 12 Quan Su, Hanoi

Sculpture Exhibition “Searching for Space” is the continue of “Young Sculptors Exbition 2012”. The exhibition displays works of 5 young aritsts; Thái Nhật Minh, Nguyến Hữu Thái, Trần Văn An, Lương Đức Hùng, Phạm Văn Tuấn.

Get Lacquered! Art Show and Talk

Sat 9 Jun 2012
Art show: 6 – 8 pm
Art Talk: 7 pm
No. 51, Lane 50, Dang Thai Mai Str, Tay Ho Dist, Hanoi

Artist Tran Huy Chien will show a selection of his lacquer paintings and make a visual presentation on the history, styles and techniques of lacquer art. Chien will demonstrate the lacquer process from start to finish, including harvesting the resin, working with silver and gold leaf and completing the art work.

Recently returned from 10 years in Adelaide, Australia, Chien has a BA in Fine Arts from the Hanoi University of Fine Arts (1991-1996). He has participated in both solo and group exhibitions in Vietnam, Australia and China.  Chien’s original lacquer paintings will be on sale at this event.

FOOD & DRINK: Refreshments will be served before and after the talk.

RSVP:  7 June 2012, email: ruthbowen1@gmail.com

Exhibition “Gần”

Opening: Thu 07 Jun, 6 pm
Exhibition: 07 – 21 Jun 2012
Cactus Contemporary Art
17/12 Nguyen Huy Tuong Street, Ward 6, Binh Thanh District, HCMC

CACTUS Experimental Art Space presents Mac Hoang Thuong’s first solo exhibition. Entitled “GẦN”, the exhibition consists of 22 pencil drawings on white canvas.

With 22 pencil drawings in this exhibition reveal a working process is patient and serious. Spent a lot of different materials for a long time, Mac Hoang Thuong finally has recognized that Lead is forte of his self. He has found Lead as essential demand and has developed in recent years.

The interwoven of pencil marks which create realistic artworks  contain full of humanity  as well as surrealist artworks  hide of human’s philosophies.

The condensed portraits are enlarged on white canvas background that create fascinated artworks and overwhelm.
Artworks of Thuong, exception clearness and technical sophistication, they also emit calmness from his mind. The unity of whole elements from mind to technique that shows Mac Hoang Thuong has touched a penetration of lead, the mature of one talent, his persuaded confirmation.

Screening of Short Cartoons

Fri 01 Jun 2012, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the special screening of short French cartoons (with Vietnamese subtitles) for the family. For more information, see below

List of films:
- The First Journey (Grégoire Sivan, 9’28)
- 7.2 Tones (Nicolas Deveaux, 2’)
- The Search for the Bread Crums (Sylvain Ollier,5’12)
- The Rat’s Tail (Benjamin Renner, 4’10)
- The Three Small Pigs (AkanitoAssumi, 5’)
- Little “Grapefruit” (Coralie Van Rietschoten, 6’47)
- White Fox (Pierre-Luc Granjon, 8’03)
- Vampz (Andrien Barbier, 3’57)
- Progress (Gabriel Garcia-Benjamin Fligans, 4’17)
- Sand Crabs on the Beach (Zoïa Trofimova, 6’44)
- AP 2000 (Loïc Bail, 8’10)
- Must Live (Dimitri Cohen-Tanugi, 7’06)

Tickets:
Ticket price: 20 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 10 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Exhibition “The Children’s Drawings”

Opening: Friday 01 Jun 2012, 4.30 pm
Exhibition: 01 – 10 June 2012
Artlink Gallery
11th Floor, 3D Center Tower, Duy Tan, Cau Giay, Hanoi

You are invited to the art exhibition “The Children’s Drawings”. The exhibition is organized for promoting children’s art activities especially for disadvantaged children. More than 100 art works of children from Bo De Pagoda, Birla Children Village, Xa Dan School for Disadvantaged Children, and those who have demonstrated their artistic talents in Mam Sang Club. Moreover, 30% of the profit from the sales of these drawings will be used to support disadvantaged children in Bo De Pagoda, Birla Children Center and Xa Dan School.

Film Screening in Jun at IDECAF

Sat  2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Jun, 3 pm
IDECAF
28 Le Thanh Ton, Distr 1, HCMC

You are invited to the film screenings in June including: Clara, Special Screening of Short Cartoons, Mariée mais pas trop, L’arbre and  THE SPECIAL CONCERT OF FRENCH STARS 2011. All films are original and have Vietnamese subtitles.

For more information about the screening schedule and the ticket price, see below:

Screening schedule:
Sat 02 Jun, 3 pm: Screening of “Clara”
Sat 09 Jun, 3 pm: Special Screening of Short Cartoons
Sat 16 Jun, 3 pm: Screening of “Mariée mais pas trop”
Sat 23 Jun, 3 pm: Screening of “L’arbre”
Sat 30 Jun, 3 pm: Screening of  THE SPECIAL CONCERT OF FRENCH STARS 2011

Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.

Ticket:

Ticket price: 15 000 VND.
Tickets are available at IDECAF.

Official CAMA 6 After Party

Sat 02 Jun 2012, 11 pm
Hanoi Rock City
27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho, Hanoi

CAMA festival 6 is no more than a hop, skip and jump away… but we all know that no festival as good as this one deserves to end before midnight.

Good news! THE OFFICIAL CAMA FESTIVAL 6 AFTER PARTY will rock on through the night, brought to you by hosts Hanoi Rock City. Featuring artists: DMN SLYR (California, L.A.), MACHETE.SEX.MIX (Hanoi) smp, R3 (Shanghai), SCRAMBLED EDGE (HCMC).

This is the date (stress on ‘the’) in Hanoi’s music calendar and this year and we’re licking our lips not only for the superb collection of international artists on the main festival line-up and the after party, but also for one of the strongest mixes of local bands we’ve ever seen… Go Lim, Machete and Zamina all deservedly winning their place on stage at the big day out.

To clink a glass in celebration of the rising Hanoi music tide, strut over to the buzzing after party at HRC from 11pm onwards and stay hip swinging under the all night stars to live band performances and DJ sets. Max out to Hanoi’s madmen, Machete, and groove it smooth with three natural born entertainers who have been setting alight some of the chicest cities on the globe respectively: DMN SLYR, R3 and SCRAMBLED EDGE.



Yep, yep, you can consider the rumour that there will be no DJs involved in this year’s CAMA fest now officially quashed, and keep rolling with all our favourite local and visiting music heroes and friends till the weekend is but a dry maze of empty drinks cartons, sleepy stage lights and, quite probably, a new favourite band or two.

BBQ, visuals, and lots of fun stuff will supplement the terrific sounds all night.

- Save yourself a taxi ride and travel in the party spirit by taking advantage of our FREE shuttle bus service from the American Club to Rock City. * Departure times TBA ★ ★

Ticket

Ticket price: 50 000 VND at door.

Screening “Omission, Addition” and Discussion

Sat 02 Jun 2012, 2 pm
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học    

Hanoi DocLab is pleased to host a screening and discussion with filmmaker Philip Widmann, co-founder of Berlin-based audiovisual production cooperative Works Cited.Philip will present films including his own and talk about the use of private archives and biographical re/constructions in films.

OMISSION, ADDITION consists of 2 parts and the audience is welcome to join any of the sessions, or both.

Part 1: Film Screening from 2PM to 3:30PM
Part 2: Discussion with Philip Widmann from 3:30PM to 5PM

You and Me
Karsten Krause, 2009, 4′, 8mm/Super 8/DV color
A woman is walking towards her husband’s camera for four decades. A love story on small gauge film.

Destination Finale
Philip Widmann, 2008, 9′, 8mm/DV color
A man, presumably of Vietnamese origin, travels Europe. Shortly after, American troops enter the ground war in Vietnam.

Memories
Sylvia Schedelbauer, 2004, 19′, Beta SP color
A woman grows up during the bubble economy in Japan. Why did her parents never speak about the past? Using a box full of photos found in her family archive, the filmmaker tries to construct one version of a family history.

Give Me Back My Own Picture Perfect Memory!
LuiseDonschen, 2012, 25′, HD/DV/Super 8 color
While my father created a picture archive of my childhood, my grandmother destroyed the family photo albums just before her death. Stuck between these extremes, I venture out to question old pictures, to produce new ones and to find a perspective. My journey takes me to East Berlin, Poland and through Hamburg. This documentary deals with the shape of memory, the ease of forgetting and last not least, making films.

The Photographer’s Wife
Karsten Krause & Philip Widmann, 2011, 29′, HD/Super 8 color
GertiGerbert was photographed by her husband Eugen over a period spanning more than forty years. Besides the obligatory family photographs, from their wedding day until his death Eugen took countless pictures of Gerti: in her underwear, in homemade summer frocks, or completely naked; on the beach, in the woods, in the car, or on the floor at home. Using the Gerberts’ picture archive, interviews with Gerti, and Eugen’s notes, the film looks at what remains of life and love at the end.

Languages: Films are in German, with English subtitles only, no Vietnamese.

Free entrance.

If you’re interested in getting news, announcements from DOCLAB for its activities, workshops, and schedule of film screenings, etc., please email us at hanoidoclab@gmail.com to subscribe to DOCLAB news.

Sat 02 Jun 2012, 8 pm
Hanoi Cinematheque
22A Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội

DISORIENTATED is the seventh documentary of Project Black. It features Nguyen Quang Thang the scion of a long line of calligraphers from the village of Phu Tho county outside Hanoi. From his studies  as an archivist in the Institute of Han Nom Research he now explores through his art the ramifications of a culture being lost through a script that is no longer read as Nom was replaced by the current Romanization of Vietnamese.

He also reflects on the unsettling ambiguity of using scripts introduced by conquerors firstly by the Chinese then the Latin script of the French We follow him unearthing ancient examples of the Nom scripts trying to find the original Vietnamese words behind them and then see him in his studio resurrecting the writing into a new art form and as a Vietnamese reclaiming his culture.

Free Admission

CAMA Festival Advance Tickets Available

Sat 02 Jun 2012, 1 pm
American Club
19-21 Hai Ba Trung Str, Hanoi

Advance tickets for CAMA Festival 6 are available from 24 May.
Save 100 000 VND off the door price.

Tickets:
300 000 VND advance
400,000 VND at the door (on the day of the show)
200,000 VND for stu­dents with valid Viet­namese stu­dent ID on the day of the show
Kids under 10 free
300,000 VND (tick­ets in advance)
Tick­ets go on sale from Sat­ur­day 24th May (lim­ited advance tick­ets available)

Avail­able from:

CAMA ATK, 73A Mai Hắc Đế, HBT

Jas­pas, 4th Floor, Hà Nội Tow­ers, 49 Hai Bà Trưng, HBT
PUKU, 16–18 Tống Duy Tân, Hoàn Kiếm
Rock­Pas­sion, 182, Ngõ 165 Chùa Bộc, Đống Đa
Holy­land Bal­lad, 105 D7 Trung Tự, Ngõ 4D Đặng Văn Ngữ, Đống Đa

Highway4 Restau­rants
5 Hàng Tre, Hoàn Kiếm
25 Bát Sứ, Hoàn Kiếm
31 Xuân Diệu, Tây Hồ
54 Mai Hắc Đế, HBT
575 Kim Mã, Ba Đình

Al Fresco’s Restau­rants
4th Floor, 402 Vin­com Cen­tre, Long Biên
19 Nhà Thờ, Hoàn Kiếm
23 Hai Bà Trưng, Hoàn Kiếm
98 Xuân Diệu, Tây Hồ
114 B2 Nguyễn Chí Thanh, Đống Đa

Gala Italiano Concert

Sat 02 Jun 2012, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House

On the occasion of the Italian National Day – Festa della Repubblica, the Embassy of Italy is delighted to announce the concert of Gala Italiano to be performed at the Opera House in Hanoi.

The “Associazione Concertistica Romana” (Roman Concert Association) is a very well known ensemble of artists that already performed numerous concerts with great success in Italy and in different Countries of the world, among them, Syria, Turkey and Morocco.

For this particular occasion the famous Italian Association will carry out a unique repertoire of Italian Opera arias: from Rossini, Bellini and Donizetti to Verdi and Puccini. The famous selection of Gala Italiano’s oeuvres will be performed by: soprano Lucia Conte, mezzo-soprano Paola Cacciatori, tenor David Sotgiu, baritone Juan Possidente, pianist Antonio Cama, director Carlo Magni.

This concert that will definitely delight the audience is part of the Y-Viet 2012 Programme, an initiative promoted by the Embassy of Italy in Hanoi and its partners, which aims to bring the best of the Italian culture to the people of Vietnam. The event is organized in collaboration with the Italian Red Cross: the revenue coming from the sale of the tickets will be offered to the Vietnamese Red Cross to implement projects realized in collaboration with the Italian Red Cross.

The Y-VIET program is sponsored by: Unicredit, Hung Yen Knitting & Dying, Frescobaldi, Banca Popolare di Vicenza, Negri-Clementi law firm, Do Trinh Hoai Nam fashion designer and Mondo Café & Restaurant.

Program

G. Rossini (1792- 1868)
da Il Barbiere di Siviglia
“Largo al factotum della città”
Cavatina di Figaro
G. Donizetti(1797- 1848)
da Don Pasquale
“So anch’io la virtù magica”
Cavatina di Norina
G. Donizetti (1797- 1848)
da Elisir d’Amore
“Una furtiva lagrima”
Romanza di Nemorino
G. Donizetti(1797- 1848)
da La Favorita
“O mio Fernando”
Aria di Leonora
G. Donizetti (1797- 1848)
da Lucia di Lammermoor
“Verranno a te sull’aure”
Duetto Edgardo e Lucia
G. Verdi (1813-1901)
da Aida
Danza di piccoli schiavi mori
Pianoforte solo
V. Bellini(1801-1835)
da I Capuleti e I Montecchi
“Si, fuggire: a noi non resta.
Duetto Giulietta e Romeo
G. Puccini(1858-1924)
da Manon Lescaut
Interval
Piano Solo
G. Verdi(1813-1901)
da Il Trovatore
“Stride la vampa”
Canzone di Azucena
G. Verdi(1813-1901)
da Rigoletto
“Cortigiani vil razza dannata”
Aria di Rigoletto
G. Verdi(1813-1901)
da Rigoletto
“Un dì se ben rammentomi”
Quartetto di Gilda, Maddalena, Duca e Rigoletto
L. Denza – E. Di Capua(1846-1922/1865-1920) Funiculì funiculà

Ticket

Ticket prices: from 200.000 VND.

Tickets will be available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien or booking on www.ticketvn.com or by email: ticketvn@gmail.com

For free delivery, call: 091348 9858, 098306 7996, 35651806.

Hanoi Opera House
1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

Puobelle International

Sat 02 Jun 2012, 1 pm
American Club
19-21 Hai Ba Trung Str, Hanoi

Vietnam’s biggest annual music event has been announced for 2012, with a line-up of leading rock, hip-hop, reggae and electronic acts ready to hit the capital this Saturday 2 June.

Bringing 6 international acts to Hanoi to join a host of leading local talent for a full-on day of rock-fuelled mayhem, the 2012 CAMA Festival promises to be the biggest and best yet, with a spectacular line-up of artists from around the globe. 2012 Festival performers include alternative rockers Carsick Cars (China), globe-trotting rock monsters Electric Eel Shock (Japan), electronic duo Turbo Goth (Philippines), the angular guitar pop of Poubelle International (Hong Kong), Asia’s favourite DJ Tech 12 (UK) and hip hop royalty courtesy of Jurassic 5’s Akil the MC together with MC Hydrophonics (USA). They’ll be ably supported by the best in local talent such as Hanoi based rockers Gỗ Lim, the reggae tinged afrobeat of Zamina and electronic dance-floor fillers Machete.Sex.Mix.
Akil and Hydrophoncs

CAMA Festival is an immersive day of fun for people of all ages. Besides non-stop live music on the main stage, all-day family entertainment will be provided by a number of stalls offering massages, tattoos and caricatures, fashion shopping, tour bookings, information on locally active NGOs, entertainment and games for children, as well as a chill-out cocktail bar and spacious beer garden. In addition, there will be food and beverages provided by a range of Hanoi’s leading restaurants offering the best of Vietnamese and international cuisine.

Hanoi’s first independent music promoters, CAMA Vietnam have brought over 70 international acts from more than 10 countries to Vietnam since 2005, including leading rock, hip hop and electronic performers from around the region and across the globe. Dedicated to the promotion of independent local, regional and international musical talent in Vietnam, CAMA host regular shows throughout the year, operate a bar cum performance space in the capital known as CAMA ATK (www.cama-atk.com) and organise the annual CAMA Festival. 2012 marks the group’s 6th annual all-day music festival in Hanoi, an event which has become Indochina’s biggest independent annual music festival.

Ticket

A limited number of advance tickets go on sale for VND 300,000 from Thursday 24 May at CAMA ATK and other selected outlets across the city. A complete list is available on the CAMA Festival website. Tickets on the door will be priced at VND 400,000 with a 50% discount available for those holding a valid Vietnamese student ID card.

For more info on CAMA Festival and the artists, visit www.camafestival.com or contact:

Mr Douglas Pyper
Email: press@camavietnam.org
Mr Giles Cooper
Email: clubcama@gmail.com

Guitar Recital with Thibault Cauvin

Tue 05 Jun 2012, 8 pm
IDECAF
28 Le Thanh Ton, Distr 1, HCMC

Cultural center for French cooperation in HCMC and (IDECAF) would like to invite you to a guitar recital with Tribault Cauvin. At age of twenty, he is the only guitarist in the world to have gained thirteen international prizes. Thibault Cauvin is known as “the Ambassador of the new classical guitar”.

The 27-year-old Parisian is traveling the globe throughout the year at the invitation of the most prestigious festivals and concerts hall. Between New York and Hong Kong, San Paolo and Istanbul, London and Melbourne or Singapore and Tel-Aviv, he shares his music with us. He has also participated in many TV and radio programs and collaborated with famous musicians, composers and symphony orchestras. Despite his young age, Thibault is regularly invited by the most prestigious conservatories, universities and festivals throughout the world to give master-classes, lectures or to judge competitions.

Ticket price: 100.000 VND (50% discount for students)

Tickets are available at IDECAF.

Thu 07 Jun 2012, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội    

You are invited to a guitar solo performance of Thibault Cauvin. He is the only guitarist in the world who receives 13 awards in international competitions when he is only 20 years old. He is known as “the ambassador for the modernized guitar.”

Thibault Cauvin is 24 years old from Paris and he has to be one of the most talented and most wanted guitarist now. He has performed in many prestigious stages and festival. He has brought his music to New York, Hong Kong, from Sao Paolo to Istanbul, from London to Melbourne or Singapore and Tel-Aviv. This music genius has performed in 600 concerts in all continents and is highly praised by critics.

Program

El Angel (Astor Piazzola)

-Milonga del Angel

-Muerte del Angel

Night and Day (Roland Dyens)

- Take the A train (B. Strayhorn)

- Felicidade (C. Jobim)

GuitarCity (Philippe Cauvin)

Voyage au bord de l’infini (Philippe Cauvin)

-Voyage au bord de la neige rose

-A l’infini pour ma mère

Koyunbaba (Carlo Domeniconi)

Ticket

Ticket price: 120 000 VND

Special price for L’Espace members and students: 60 000 VND

Tickets are currently available at L’Espace.

For more information, check out Thibault Cauvin’s website

Special Concert “CARMINA BURANA”

Thu 07 Jun 2012, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House

You are invited to a special concert ”CARMINA BURANA” with director People’s Artist Pham Anh Phuong, conductor Graham Sutcliffe and artists of Vietnam National Opera and Ballet. For more information, see below:

Program
Part 1.
Ney Rosauro Concerto for Marimba and String orchestra
i. Saudao (Greetings)
ii. Lamento (Lament)
iii. Danca (Dance)
iv. Despida (Farewell)
Solo Marimba TRAN XUAN HOA
Interval
2.Carl Orff CARMINA BURANA
For Orchestra and Choir
With the choir and orchestra of the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet
and the International Choir
Conductor and chorus master GRAHAM SUTCLIFFE
FORTUNA UMERATRIX MUNDI
i.O Fortune
ii.Fortune Plango
PRIMO VERE
iii.Veris Leta Facies
iv.Omni Sol temperat
v.Ecce Gratum
UF DEM ANGER
vi.Tanz
vii.Floret Silva
viii.Chramer gip die varwe mir
ix.Reie
x.Swaz hie gat Umbe
xi.Chume Chum geselle min
xii.Swaz hie gat Umbe
xiii.Were diu werlt alle min
IN TABERNA
xiv.Estuans interius
xv.Olim Lacus colueram
xvi.Ego sum abbas
xvii.In taberna quando sumus
COUR D’AMOURS
xviii.Amor volat undique
xix.Dies nox et omnia
xx.Stetit puella
xxi.Circa mea pectora
xxii.Si puer cum puellula
xxiii.Veni, veni, venias
xxiv.In Trutina
xxv.Tempus est iocundum
xxvi.Dulcissime
BLANZIFLOR ET HELENA
xxvii.Ave formosissima
FORTUNA IMPERATRIX MUNDI
xxviii.O Fortuna
Ticket

Ticket prices: 150 000, 250 000, 350 000, 500 000 VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien or can book over  www.ticketvn.com, ticketvn@gmail.com
For free delivery Call: www.ticketvn.com, 0913489858, 0983067996, 35651806, 66617859.

Hanoi Opera House
1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

Screening of “Mariées mais pas trop”

Fri 08 Jun 2012, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the film screening “Mariees Mais Pas Trop” (The Half-Married Life) at L’Espace. Is “marriage really the origin of wealth”?

Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.

Tickets:

Ticket price: 20 000 VND

Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 10 000 VND

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Sunday Family Concert

Sun 10 Jun 2012, 10 am and 2 pm
Worker Theater
42 Trang Tien Str, Hanoi

You are invited to a Sunday Family Concert with conductor Honna Tetsuji, MC & Narrator Dao Mai Anh and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra. For more information, see below:

Program
Sergei Prokofiev
Peter and Wolf
Conducting Corner
J. Sebelius
Symphonic Poem “Filandia”
Ticket

Ticket prices:  150000, 250000, 300000 VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien, Worker Theater – 42 Trang Tien or can book over  www.ticketvn.com, ticketvn@gmail.com
For free delivery Call: www.ticketvn.com, 0913489858, 0983067996, 35651806, 66617859.

New CDEF-Supported Cultural Projects in 2012

A Singular Voice – the Contemporary Journey of Ea Sola in Vietnam 1991 – 2012
Danish Vietnamese Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF)
Next deadline for CDEF applications: 15 Aug 2012

The Danish Vietnamese Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF) has recently approved 10 cultural projects with a total funding of USD 61,180.  Established in 2006, CDEF provides support to contemporary artists and cultural performances in Vietnam and to cultural exchange activities between Denmark and Vietnam.

Below you can read briefly about each project supported in early 2012.

Yxine Film Festival (YxineFF) is an online short film festival held at www.yxineff.com. YxineFF aims at encouraging the independent filmmaking trend, which is booming among the youth, by creating a professional arena where young film makers can showcase their unique works to the audience. Supported with a grant of 5.000 USD.

Visually Devised Theatre – exploring the power struggle between men and women is a theatre performance that brings together theatre and visual art to devise a piece of theatre performance exploring the theme of Feminism, power struggle between women and men, ideology of the “perfect” woman/man in the West versus the East. Supported with a grant of USD 5.200.

Dream about a blind bird is a solo experimental theatre performance. Through personal stories about experiences or unreal space of thought, the performance questions the relationship between a female and the surrounding world. The theatre performance is full of self-reflection as it reveals a method of stage setting in which each part of the performance is like an exercise to answer questions about how to implement an idea using multimedia materials. Supported with a grant of USD 3.600 USD.

Hanoi Grapevine is a group promoting Vietnamese contemporary art. It is going to organise art talks and workshops based broadly on art events coming up in Hanoi, HCMC and potentially other places. The objective is to build and increase audience awareness of art, particularly contemporary art. Furthermore, Hanoi Grapevine offers access to a database with information about artists – presenting artists’ CV, artworks, references and review. This will give readers more in-depth understanding about the contemporary artists in Vietnam. Supported with a grant of USD 5.000.

A Singular Voice – the Contemporary Journey of Ea Sola in Vietnam 1991 – 2012 is a presentation contributing to the appreciation of artistic innovation and the critical examination of contemporary and traditional dance and music in Vietnam. It presents two major contemporary music and dance works of Ea Sola – Drought and Rain (1995/2011) and The White Body (2009). Furthermore it includes seminars, discussions and workshops on the development of contemporary dance and music in Vietnam. As the project is already funded in Hanoi, the Fund will support expenses for the show in Ho Chi Minh City with USD 15,000.

Erasable is an experimental art program that combines contemporary dance, music, visual art, and audience interaction. The performances will involve the participation of the audience, helping them to gain a better understanding and a friendlier view towards contemporary art. Supported with a grant of USD 7.100 USD.

The Artist is a video installation and film project combining performance art, video art and cinema. Thematically, the artist is to continue with her deep interests in the history and development of artists’ role and position in the Vietnamese society. This project is the continuation, expansion and development of an initial video experiment supported by CDEF in 2010 at Nhasan Studio in Hanoi entitled Unsubtitled. Supported with a grant of 5.060 USD.

Hanoi Recitals is a project in which Vietnamese and Danish composers and artists Tri Minh and Michael Møller and other artists together will create a new original neo-classic and cross-cultural work Hanoi Recitals, through collaborative composition, performances, and organisation of master classes in Hanoi, Hue, and Copenhagen. During all activities and all cities the artists will be recording to release Hanoi Recitals on CD. Supported with a grant of USD 8.620.

The Crescendo Voice Echoes is a public art project that encourages creative expression through the sharing of stories, visions, songs, and poetry of our time. The objective is, through collaboration with local artists, designers, filmmakers, musicians, writers, translators, and business professionals, to create a body of works that combine sculpture, text, performance, and video. Supported with a grant of USD 3.000.

Cinema Bookshelf – the publishing of books about cinema is a project aiming to provide the general public, especially the youth, with basic knowledge on cinematic art – a so-called cinema bookshelf. It will help cinema lovers to enhance their ability to enjoy and appreciate the cinematic art. Supported with a grant of USD 3.600 USD.

The next deadline for CDEF applications is 15 August 2012. Click here for more information about the CDEF Fund.

The 4th European – Vietnamese Documentary Film Week

Goethe Institut Vietnam
Hanoi: 08 – 17 Jun 2012
National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio of Vietnam
465 Hoang Hoa Tham, Hanoi
Danang: 15 – 24 Jun 2012
FAFILM Vietnam
79 Quang Trung, Danang

Following the success of the first three festivals in 2009, 2010 and 2011, this year 10 European countries (Austria, Germany, Denmark, France, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Wallonia-Brussels (Belgium), UK) in association with the National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio of Vietnam, will present the 4th International Documentary Film Week in Vietnam, from 8th-18th June in Hanoi and from15th-17th and 21st -24th in Danang City.

Every night during the festival, audiences will be treated to one European and one Vietnamese documentary on the same theme. With a broad selection of themes, and focusing on the principle of a dialogue between Vietnamese and European documentary films, the organizers wish to present to Vietnamese and international film fans the vitality of documentary filmmaking, which has developed strongly in recent years. Documentary filmmaking has taken its place next to feature films as a genre in itself, with its own codes, techniques, and directors. The worldwide success of documentary films in recent years shows that audiences have truly embraced a “cinema of reality”.

Each screening will deal with different current issues. For example the German film “Work Hard – Play Hard” provides insights in the organisational structure of many companies and exposes the basic concept of the modern working environment. The Danish film contribution „Mechanical Love“ is a documentary on the interrelationship between robots and humans and the French documentary „Dans tes yeux“ follows the young, blind, journalist Sophie travelling with her dog Pongo to 40 unusual places around the globe.

This year the Festival will for the first time take place in Danang City.

Another new feature of this year’s Festival is the “Day of young Film makers” which will be devoted to films by young Vietnamese documentary film makers.

Now in its fourth consecutive year, the Documentary Film Festival in Vietnam has established its position in the cultural landscape of Vietnam and has become a very popular “rendezvous” for the public.

All screenings are free of charge.

National Documentary and Scientific Film Studio of Vietnam